Henry Ford Quotes
Henry Ford, born on July 30, 1863, and passing away on April 7, 1947, was a revolutionary American industrialist and the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He dramatically transformed the automotive industry by developing the assembly line technique for mass production, making automobiles affordable for the middle class. Ford's introduction of the Model T in 1908 was a pivotal moment in transportation and American industry, making him one of the wealthiest and most renowned individuals globally. His approach, known as "Fordism," involved producing inexpensive goods while paying high wages to workers, and he was a pioneer in establishing the five-day workweek. Ford's innovations extended to technical and business realms, including a franchise system that expanded his dealership network across North America and other continents. Despite his achievements, Ford's legacy is also marked by controversy; he was known for his pacifism during World War I, yet his company supplied weapons during the war. He promoted antisemitism in the 1920s through his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, and the book The International Jew. Ford opposed U.S. involvement in World War II and briefly served on the America First Committee board. After his son Edsel's death in 1943, he briefly regained control of Ford Motor Company before handing it over to his grandson, Henry Ford II, in 1945. Ford left most of his wealth to the Ford Foundation and passed away in 1947, leaving a complex and influential legacy in both the industrial world and beyond.
21 Quotes Found
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford
Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.
Henry Ford
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
Henry Ford
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
Henry Ford
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.
Henry Ford
It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
Henry Ford
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Henry Ford
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.
Henry Ford